News Hounds Ady & Flo

Well Flo, what can I say – your pond manners are suspect
to say the least, as the rather restrained 'oh no” comment from the pond lady will attest to as she arrived at No.1 The Strand, to find a six-month-old Labrador rearranging her pond-scaping.

I would have used far stronger vernacular, but an act of discretion on my part was more advisable, and so I kept well clear of the carnage that was about to ensue.

Vicki Kazim has been trying for several months now to clean up the big water bowl in the courtyard and has been establishing the pond plants, so it looks like a wonderfully laid out pond. But upon her arrival this week, she was greeted by a 'swamp thing” in her pond, which was now totally bereft of plants and any sort of order – and had some pretty traumatised fish. The poor swimming things are so shocked after being relentlessly pursued by Flo, that a session on a fish shrink's water bed must be on the agenda, or an option of union intervention, after the demand of hard hats.

The Swamp Thing: Vicki looks on while the scourge of the fish pond strikes again.

Vicki is no match for an enthusiastic Labrador, who in the heat, insists on laying in the water bowl, chasing the fish and uprooting anything less than a boulder. Intervention is required and I do not know if uncle will be ringing the new TCC pool directors or getting an electric fence installed – possibly not a good idea around water – but either way, Flo is in for a shock, so to speak.

As for me, well I am keeping a low profile and leaving the troublemaking to the youngster. My concentration is firmly focussed on birds, not fish, and with the shooting season fast approaching, the boss, uncle, myself and the ‘swamp thing' have been doing a little pre-planning, with boats, guns, decoys, all being cleaned and prepared.This is rather timely, as last year all this was being done a week prior to kick off.

At least this year I hope I will have some shelter out of the elements aboard the good ship Satisfaction.

Alrighty all my good friends, take it easy out there, and remember those immortal words of Big D – do it to them, before they do it to you. Maybe Flo is afraid the ones in the pond will grow to the size of the bronze whaler-munching Great White and is following the big fella's advice.

- Ady.

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